Building on the creation of the Victorian Centre for Data Insights:
›› Introduce legislation to clearly outline how data can be shared across government to inform policy and service design, and to provide protections and safeguards to make sure such data is used in the right way.
›› Establish a data analytics technology platform for the Victorian Centre for Data Insights.

Status

ON TRACK

Action #8

Action

Develop a position paper exploring the options and proposing a way forward for an overarching search capability for use within government, both over agencies and over time.

Status

ON TRACK

Action #10

Action

Develop a position paper covering citizen and business identity within Victoria, and work with the Commonwealth to determine appetite for an Australian approach to supporting an ‘Identity Management Framework for Citizens and Businesses (as consumers of government services)’ that will allow for easier consumption of multi-level government digital services by Victorians.

Status

ON TRACK

Action #15

Action

Finalise architectural model and commence implementation of cloud-based office productivity suite in accordance with the Workplace Environment Statement of Direction.

Status

ON TRACK

Action #16

Action

Develop a Workforce Identity and Access Management Strategy, Implementation Plan and Governance Model to commence implementation of the Workforce Identity Management Statement of Direction (links to action 15 from previous strategy and action 17 from this strategy).

Status

ON TRACK

Action #31

Action

Develop a data analytics capability framework for the Victorian Public Service.

Status

ON TRACK

2018

February

Action #26

Action

Following on from the ICT Projects Dashboard, establish a high level ‘portfolio management office’ function to form a portfolio view of government ICT projects over $1m, providing templates, advice and assistance where relevant.

Status

ON TRACK

Action #30

Action

Implement the recommendations arising from the review of how government procures IT delivered under action 24 of the previous strategy.

Status

COMPLETED

March

Action #6

Action

Develop a data exchange framework to ease the sharing and/or integration of data between government and third parties and within government (for example via the API Hub).

Status

ON TRACK

Action #12

Action

Launch Service Victoria with its first tranche of digital transactions for citizens.

Status

ON TRACK

Action #13

Action

Update research and develop a paper with a vision for the future digital workplace (based on the Workplace Environment Statement of Direction) that feeds into the Digital First Policy and takes into account emerging technologies.

Status

ON TRACK

Action #19

Action

Work with the Commonwealth and other States to propose a way forward for a cyber-security industry certification of software developers and cyber security professionals.

Status

ON TRACK

Action #25

Action

Develop a review paper that evaluates the opportunities and impacts of emerging technologies such as the New Payments Platform and Blockchain.

Status

ON TRACK

Action #27

Action

Develop a discussion paper with recommended next steps to position government for opportunities and disruptions arising from Blockchain technology.

Status

ON TRACK

April

Action #28

Action

Assess whole of government flexible workplace technologies, conduct pilots and produce a report with recommendations to improve interaction and collaboration with staff who work remotely.

Status

ON TRACK

May

Action #21

Action

Work with DTF (as the first department) and other departments to select a government-wide corporate finance ERP solution (based on the Finance Statement of Direction). Assist and facilitate DTF’s implementation of this cloud-based service (which will then be implemented across other departments).

Status

ON TRACK

June

Action #1

Action

Implement the indicators for publicly-released data that measure quality and usefulness and which support the Information Sharing and Release Strategy.

Status

ON TRACK

Action #3

Action

Develop Group 2 of standards arising from the Victorian Government Information Management Framework: Machinery of Government Standard, Metadata Standard and Data Interchange Standard, Information Sharing and Release Plan Standard.

Status

ON TRACK

Action #4

Action

Develop a whole-of-government ‘Information Sharing and Release Strategy’ focused on improving how government shares information internally and releases information to the public.

Status

ON TRACK

Action #7

Action

Implement a government information asset register (data directory) for internal use, based on the information management governance standard.

Status

ON TRACK

Action #9

Action

Develop the API platform into a shared service for use by all departments (building on action 8 of the previous strategy), including governance framework and standards.

Status

ON TRACK

Action #11

Action

Complete the first phase of transitioning DPC websites onto one platform, standardising and consolidating websites to create a Single Digital Presence for DPC as a test case for broader website consolidation across government.

Next Steps

ON TRACK

Action #14

Action

Develop a ‘Digital First Strategy’ and a supporting ‘Digital Workplace Strategy and Digital Workplace Policy’ focused on moving to a digital workplace by removing hardcopy from the workplace (digitisation), end-to-end digital business processes and digital record keeping.

Develop high level governance model, processes and templates to support automated briefing and correspondence.

Status

ON TRACK

Action #20

Action

Deploy a geo-spatially enabled government telecommunications assets register for internal use to assist with planning future government telecommunications investments, and develop principles to cater for external requests to access Victorian State assets for third party investments.

Status

ON TRACK

Action #22

Action

Work with DEWLP (as the first department) and other departments to select a government-wide corporate Human Capital Management ERP solution (based on the Human Capital Management Statement of Direction). Assist and facilitate DEWLP’s implementation of this cloud-based service (which will then be implemented across other departments).